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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (2004–2010)	1,800–2,000 birds	B1i
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	passage (2004–2010)	1,500–2,000 birds	B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Grunnfjorden	Naturreservat (Ia)	24

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Arable land
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Øksnes (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/øksnes-iba-norway on 28/12/2024.